--- title: "Understanding Abstractions in Neural Networks" url: https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-abstractions-in-neural-networks-00zwxulmy source_url: https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-abstractions-in-neural-networks-22cc2cd54597 type: article source: "Medium" published: 2024-05-15T13:40:37.206Z updated: 2024-05-15T13:40:36.835Z tags: ["deep-learning", "neural-networks"] reading_time: 11 upvotes: 6 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Understanding Abstractions in Neural Networks **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 11 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This post explores the concept of abstraction in neural networks and its importance in cognition. Abstraction is the act of ignoring irrelevant details and focusing on the relevant parts. Neural networks implement abstraction by using non-injective mappings and discarding irrelevant features. Abstraction is closely related to generalization, where more abstract assumptions lead to more widely applicable conclusions. Abstraction plays a crucial role in our ability to understand and learn from the world around us. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#deep-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/deep-learning), [#neural-networks](https://daily.dev/tags/neural-networks) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-abstractions-in-neural-networks-00zwxulmy)